DESCRIPTION
Join PSC for a roundtable discussion with Mr. Ben Richardson, Acting Director of the Industrial Security Integration and Application Directorate within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). Topics on the agenda include CUI/CMMC, Insider Threat, DCSA's risk-based approached to industrial security oversight, and other areas within Mr. Richardson’s oversight and responsibility.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Benjamin C. Richardson currently serves as the Acting Director of the Industrial Security Integration and Application Directorate within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). This includes oversight and execution of Industrial Security policy, Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI), Controlled Unclassified Information, Special Access Programs, International Programs, and Program Office Support for DCSA. Previously, Mr. Richardson served as the Deputy Director for Information and Industrial Base Protection within the Counterintelligence and Security Directorate, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (OUSD(I)). In this role, he oversaw the development, promulgation, and oversight of Information Security, Industrial Security, and Counterintelligence support to Research, Develop, and Acquisition policies for the Department of Defense (DoD), to include Supply Chain Risk Management policies and support to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
ABOUT DCSA
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is an agency of the Department of Defense (DoD) located in Quantico, Virginia with field offices throughout the United States. The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence provides authority, direction and control over DCSA. DCSA provides the military services, Defense Agencies, 33 federal agencies and approximately 13,500 cleared contractor facilities with security support services. DCSA contributes to national security by serving as an interface between the government and cleared industry. DCSA administers and implements the defense portion of the National Industrial Security Program pursuant to Executive Order 12829. DCSA Industrial Security personnel provide oversight and assistance to cleared contractor facilities and assist management and Facility Security Officers in ensuring the protection of U.S. and foreign classified information. DCSA also facilitates classified shipments between the United States and foreign countries and implements foreign ownership, control and influence countermeasures.
PSC POLICY LEAD
Ryan P. McDermott
Vice President, Defense and Intelligence
Ryan P. McDermott is the Vice President for Defense and Intelligence for the Professional Services Council (PSC) where he manages the Defense and Intelligence Council as well as leads advocacy of legislative proposals that support contractors focused on both sectors.
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DATE
Jan., 24, 2020
TIME
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
LOCATION
PSC Office
4401 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1110
Arlington, VA 22203
PRICE
Free for members
Closed to nonmembers
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